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2026 Mercury Prize 'Albums of the Year' Revealed
The 2026 Mercury Prize 12 ‘Albums of the Year’ were announced today, Thursday 30th July, on BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Sounds by Jamz Supernova. The 2026 Mercury Prize 12 ‘Albums of the Year’ are: Dave - ‘The Boy Who Played the Harp’ Dove...
MOBO Unsung
MOBO Unsung Launches Next Edition To Discover the UK’s Best Unsigned Talent MOBO UnSung 2024 Kicks Off with exclusive...
MOBO Fringe
In the lead-up to the highly anticipated MOBO Awards on Tuesday 18 February, Newcastle will come alive with The MOBO...
PRS Foundation Talent Development Partner
Generator Announced as one of 48 PRS Foundation Talent Development Partners For 2022/23 Launched in 2016, this...
Warner Music x Generator Studio
Global music and entertainment giant Warner Music UK and its partners have announced ambitious plans to open a major...
Northern music export
Northern musicians are poised to expand their reach internationally through a new initiative aimed at showcasing...
Next up X Nrthrn Baby
We’ve teamed up with Newcastle-based music and culture agency Nrthrn Baby to launch a new two-year programme,...
New Black Music Incubator Empowering Northern Creatives in Music
A collaboration between a range of Northern cultural organisations and music industry heavyweights is aiming to...
Generator Appoints New Member of Their Board of Directors
Generator is ecstatic to welcome Yaw Owusu to their Board of Directors.
Lizzie Esau
This week we’re continuing our brand new feature on Tipping Point – ‘NE Hot Seat’ – where we sit down with some of...
Meet Our Create Live Cohort: Grace Stubbings
We get to know our Create:Live Young Promoters, read more about Grace Stubbings' (aka Moonray Pixie) Nature & AI...
MMF & YouTube Music open applications for their Accelerator Programme
The Music Managers Forum (MMF) and YouTube Music have announced that applications open today for their Accelerator...